CHANGES:1) BUGFIX: The values of the new columns can now be accessed while renaming files (using the "Enable file information fields" option in the Advanced Rename dialog box).2) BUGFIX: The former code didn't check if a match had already been made for a particular column. This meant that if per chance the exact header name (e.g. "Date: " or "From: ") happened to reappear in the body of the e-mail, the value of the real header was overwritten by what followed the "fake" header in the text.3) Since renaming *.eml files to *.txt files allows DOpus to search inside the very body of the e-mails, support was added for *.txt files as well.4) Two new columns - "Newsgroups: " and "Message-ID: " - have been added to support the handling of old USENET archives.5) The version number was changed from 1.3 to 1.3b in order to reflect the aforementioned changes.

Thanks to Leo for fixing bug #1!

Maybe wowbagger, the original author, could include some or all of the changes in a new 1.4 version.

Changes since 1.3b:Fix: ignore file if its path size can not be handled by the OpenTextFile function. Previously this would cause an error.Fix: prevent subscription error if there is no newsgroup line on the file.New: added option "facilitateSubjectGrouping". If it is set to true, the script will filter the displayed subject text to remove common prefixes added by mail clients (e.g. RES:, RE:, ENC:). This makes it possible to correctly group by subject all related messages.Misc: spaces to tabs, name changes. (You can easily ignore these and insert only the functional changes on your version. Use a diff tool to help you locate these.)

This is to say thanks for this script. I'm a new user and have it working along with the toggle button. I've not done any scripting.

Is there and chance of adding a few other fields that display in windows, such as:- Has Attachment- Categories-Task Owner-Task Status

I am implementing a GTD workflow and use external folders to hold mails and attachments related to a given task. Then I add a link in the task note creating a shortcut to that folder. To work on a task, I open it, click the link and do the work in the windows folder with required emails and attachments at hand...

The above fields would help, especially Has Attachment.

Ive installed QuickViewPlus and its .msg preview pane works great in Dir Op. One can even see all attachments from the msg preview and click to view.

If one just copy/pastes outlook emails to a Win folder, will this script populate the metadata for the columns the script uses, or does that rely require export from Outlook via a tool that adds that metadata to the msg file?

Ive texted and seem to get conflicting results, but may just be mixed up. It now seems simple copy/paste from outlook does not work with this script.

If one just copy/pastes outlook emails to a Win folder, will this script populate the metadata for the columns the script uses, or does that rely require export from Outlook via a tool that adds that metadata to the msg file?

Ive texted and seem to get conflicting results, but may just be mixed up. It now seems simple copy/paste from outlook does not work with this script.

Thanks

The script assumes the data inside the mail file follows a pattern. Probably the copy-paste you tried does not produce data with that pattern. You could use a text editor to compare the raw text of a copied-pasted and of an exported file. You'll probably notice they are different.